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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"democratic education"”.
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Dewey, Disability, and Democratic Education
… around the topics of Dewey, Disability, and Democratic Education. Each manuscript is formatted for publication and the dissertation itself is prefaced by information that explains my background and how it connects to my current research. As such, the work contained in this dissertation is a …
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The place of the fine arts in a democratic education
<p>One of the primary functions of our democratic education should be to awaken conscious relationships to out advancing ideals of beauty and to foster an appreciation for the fine arts, which will not only keep life from becoming sordid and existence sensuous, but will prove the sustenance of …
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Beyond Able-Minded Citizenship: Embracing Intellectual Ability Differences in Democratic Education
<p>Within philosophical literature on democratic education, philosophers of education embrace the existence of cultural, religious, racial, gender, and other social differences as important to a thriving democracy. However, they frequently ignore or marginalize the potential significance of ability …
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Exploring the practice of democratic education in Chinese public schools: an ethnographical study
… the application of democracy in the field of education, which leads the interpretation of democratic education becomes diverse, especially in the context of different cultures.<br/><br/>Since the late nineteenth century, when the concept of democracy impacted on the feudal monarchical system …
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ESL ABE, VESL, and bell hooks' Democratic education: a case study of four experienced ESL instructors
… four experienced ESL instructors of Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Vocational ESL. (VESL). All are alumni of the Master of Arts in English Program with a Teaching English as a Second Language emphasis at Eastern Washington University (EWU). The primary focus of the case study are the theses …
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e-Learning Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Ontario's Policy Response to School Closures and Implications for Critical Democratic Education
… In the months following March 2020, public education policies emerged in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, e-learning, a delivery model that was strongly opposed by teachers, students, and parents prior to the pandemic, was implemented as a solution for Ontario public schools …
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“Racism doesn’t exist anymore, so why are we talking about this?”: An action research proposal of culturally responsive teaching for critical literacy in democratic education
… needs and wishes as well as offering a rigorous education for all learners. In this action research project, the author provides five original college composition units that contribute to learners’ critical thinking and critical literacy while asking them to (1) clarify values and examine their …
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Using wikis to experience history
… technologies with what the author terms socially democratic education, by empowering students to create knowledge and encouraging them to consider biases in historical writing. Two main research questions are considered, each with related sub-questions. First, what do students experience using an …
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O ensino de matemática nas escolas da rede municipal de Pombal – PB: entre os PCN e a sala de aula.
… of mathematics in the final grades of Basic Education in public schools of Pombal, Paraíba. We aimed to analyze whether methodologies used by teachers in classrooms are actually producing meaningful learning. We applied questionnaires to teachers of the schools E.M.E.F. Decisão, E.M.E.F Nossa …
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Democracy in education: a philosophical analysis and ethnographic case study
… review of the evolving and growing definition of democratic education through the writings of John Dewey, Nel Noddings, and Joyce Rothschild was accomplished in a literature review that included commentaries from the works of Jesse Goodman, John Goodlad, Amy Gutmann, Hugh Sockett, Kenneth Strike, …
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THE CHALLENGES OF EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
… to create the conditions for a more peaceful and democratic reality than now. This optimism is driven in part by the possibilities for development unleashed by neoliberal globalization and the current tremendous human and material potential of African countries. Where consensus fails, however, is …
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Paul Ernest's Social Constructivist Philosophy of Mathematics Education
… analyze Ernest's philosophy of mathematics education and his conceptions of mathematical knowledge and democratic education. Specifically, I use textual analysis to interpret what he intends for each group of students and to critically analyze the conceptions of mathematical knowledge and …
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A Comparative Study of Student Attitudes to Learning: Cuba and Australia
It is widely agreed within educational research that student attitudes to learning and schooling are of critical importance. However it continues to be rare for research to draw on the perspectives of students themselves as valid data. Moreover, students are almost entirely absent from educational …
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Trust me, I'm a student : an exploration through grounded theory of the student experience in two small schools
The majority of literature about democratic education has been written from the perspective of teachers or educators. This thesis is different. It has a clear intention to listen to and learn from the experiences of students.Empirical research was conducted using grounded theory methodology. Two …
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Perspectives on language teaching from a democratic school in Brazil
… teachers on language and language teaching at a democratic school in São Paulo, Brazil. The commentary of the one former English teacher is central to the analysis, complemented by interviews with the Portuguese/Spanish teacher and four other teachers at the school. This study seeks to …
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Discursive constructions of teachers’ professional identities in early childhood policies and practice in Aotearoa New Zealand: Complexities and contradictions
Over the last two decades, neo-liberal education reform has notably transformed the landscape of early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Aotearoa New Zealand. From an increasingly supportive approach, aiming to ensure access to and the participation of all children in quality ECEC provision, …
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The Twenty-Sixth Amendment as a Teachable Moment: Young Adult Voter Turnout in U.S. Elections, 1972-2006
… since then not only is troubling from a democratic perspective but also is puzzling in light of the rapidly rising educational attainment of this age group during the same period. In this investigation, I develop an original theoretical frame by which to examine relationships between the …
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Alliances, assemblages, and affect: Teacher activism within and beyond the union in Saskatchewan
… 1998). Neoliberalism has radically altered educational policies with respect to curriculum, teaching pedagogy, and teachers’ professionalism (Apple, 2006; Ball, 2003), impeding teachers’ ability to deliver democratic education (Darder, 2019). Viewing teacher activism broadly, this research …
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School determinants of political engagement and participation among South African 'Born Frees'
… deliver on their promise of equal, quality and democratic education for all, and the enduring crisis in basic education, I find that the school can have a positive influence on political engagement and attitudes toward political participation. In this regard, the school characteristics that have …
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Globalization, Critical Post-colonialism and Career and Technical Education in Africa: Challenges and Possibilities.
… Africa (SSA), technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is central to political discourses and educational concerns as a means for economic development, poverty alleviation, youth employment, and social mobility. Yet, there is an intriguing contradiction between this …
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